Taste of Country

21 Sad Country Songs That Were Huge Crossover Hits, Ranked [List]

It's easy to assume that songs become huge crossover hits because they're fun, upbeat and danceable. Shaboozey's "A Bar Song (Tipsy)," Morgan Wallen and Post Malone's "I Had Some Help" and Florida ...
Cosmopolitan

Olivia Rodrigo Reveals OR3 Is Full Of “Sad Love Songs,” Including One Inspired by ‘Sex and the City’

Olivia Rodrigo has officially joined the line of pop girlies who have found a muse in HBO’s Sex and the City, and with its current revival among Gen Z, who can even blame her? The Grammy winner ...
Variety

Olivia Rodrigo Says Her New Album Is Full of ‘Sad Love Songs’: ‘It Was a Creative Challenge to Write From a Joyful Place’

Olivia Rodrigo is slowly revealing details about her upcoming third album, telling British Vogue in a new cover story that it’s full of “sad love songs.” The 23-year-old pop star’s follow-up to 2023’s ...
collider

Decades Later, Bob Dylan's Greatest Songs About Love Still Feel Uncomfortably Honest

Karly B. is a music news journalist at Collider, specializing in the Western and Asian music industries. With a Bachelor of Science degree in Digital Media and Web Technology, she has dedicated part ...
Orange County Register

Frumpy Mom: Why do we love sad songs?

I need your help. I want to do my own Extremely Scientific Survey of the saddest songs you’ve ever heard. Bonus points if they make you cry. Why do we enjoy songs that make us cry? It seems like the ...
Yahoo

“It's a sad song because it's all about the unattainable”: The ballad that sparked the breakup of The Beatles

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: YouTube/The Beatles ...
The New York Times

Have a Maudlin, Mewling Christmas

In defense of the sad holiday song. By Melissa Kirsch Perusing painkillers at CVS the morning after Thanksgiving, I should not have been surprised by the telltale clattering of horse hooves thundering ...
Reader's Digest

21 Sad Christmas Songs for When You’re Feeling the Holiday Blues

Tune into these sad Christmas songs from some of your favorite artists, from Taylor Swift and Coldplay to Elvis Presley and more While the holidays can be a holly jolly time, they can also bring up ...
Rolling Stone

The 100 Best Songs of 2025

This was one wild year for music — as the late, great Ozzy would say, it was a crazy train. In 2025, you never knew where your next favorite song was coming from. Some of the year’s best songs were ...
Naija Gist - Latest

9 Best Nigerian Sad Songs to Listen to When You’re Feeling Heartbroken

These songs remind you of love lost, opportunities missed, friendships broken, and life’s heavier moments. Still, every once in a while, an artist drops a song that cuts through the noise and goes ...
Pitchfork

The Twilight Sad Enlist the Cure’s Robert Smith for First New Song in Seven Years: Listen

The Twilight Sad have returned with a new song—their first in seven years—and it features the Cure’s Robert Smith on guitar. The band’s core duo of vocalist James Graham and multi-instrumentalist Andy ...
brooklynvegan

The Cure's Robert Smith plays on The Twilight Sad's first song in seven years (listen)

The Twilight Sad are back with “Waiting for a Call,” their first new music in seven years, which is out now via Mogwai’s Rock Action label. For it they got old friend and tourmate Robert Smith of The ...